What is the purpose of this window ?

hifi100 · 11-17-2020, 07:45 AM

Please see attachment.

This window appears on its own, randomly.

What is the purpose of this window ?

I am using Ubuntu 18.04.

pan64 · 11-17-2020, 08:42 AM

you might need to find the process displaying this window.

hifi100 · 11-17-2020, 08:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pan64

you might need to find the process displaying this window.

Okay but how ?

sevendogsbsd · 11-17-2020, 09:00 AM

Are you logging into a hotspot when this happens? This is a browser window showing the directory browse of a web server. Some Internet providers (public hotspots) throw up a window that prompts for a login when user's attempt to connect. What are you doing when this window pops up?

boughtonp · 11-17-2020, 09:05 AM

Searching for https://duckduckgo.com/?q=nmcheck.gnome.org (the domain in the image) appears to turn up plenty of answers.

hifi100 · 11-17-2020, 09:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sevendogsbsd

Are you logging into a hotspot when this happens? This is a browser window showing the directory browse of a web server. Some Internet providers (public hotspots) throw up a window that prompts for a login when user's attempt to connect. What are you doing when this window pops up?

This is the device that I use for internet connectivity https://www.amazon.in/JIO-FI-JMR-114.../dp/B07QLVN5SN

I am not doing anything. Its totally random.

dugan · 11-17-2020, 09:22 AM

Here are the first two hits I got:

https://unix.stackexchange.com/quest...t-login-screen

https://www.reddit.com/r/linuxquesti..._login_window/